"The minute I saw it on TV, I sat back and knew exactly what he was going through," Jeff Castonguay said of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement that he was diagnosed with cancer.

"The minute I saw it on TV, I sat back and knew exactly what he was going through," Jeff Castonguay said of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement that he was diagnosed with cancer.

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Updated: 5:40 PM EDT Jun 24, 2015

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WEBVTT GOVERNOR HOGAN. A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. REPORTER: WHEN GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, ONE MAN IN CARROLL COUNTY WAS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. THE MINUTE I SAW IT ON TV, I SAT BACK AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH. REPORTER: JEFF CASTONGUAY HAD THE SAME TYPE OF CANCER, STAGE THREE B-CELL NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA. IT WAS TOUGH. EBS AND FLOWS. THERE ARE TIMES YOU FEEL GOOD, TIMES WHEN YOU FEEL DRAINED. YOU HAVE STOMACH ACHES ALL THE TIME. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT PAINS YOU NEVER FELT BEFORE. REPORTER: JEFF WORKS AT THE CARROLL COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUT WHEN HE WAS GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY, HE WAS WORKING AS A CIVIL ENGINEER. HE SAYS WORK WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEPT HIM GOING. BIG WORK PROJECTS KEPT HIM OCCUPIED AND WHILE JEFF KNOWS THE GOVERNOR'S CANCER TREATMENT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT, HE THINKS THERE'S NO REASON HE CAN'T RUN THE STATE AND FIGHT CANCER. IF HE HAS THAT DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND KEEP WORKING, IT COULD BE THE BEST THING FOR HIM. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SKIP A BEAT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. REPORTER: AND JEFF DIDN'T SKIP A BEAT. HIS LIFE AFTER CANCER IS A BEAUTIFUL ONE. HE BECAME A FATHER, HE'S TRAVELED, AND HE REMEMBERS TO ENJOY LIFE. FOR THOSE WHO ARE LUCKY AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET THROUGH THIS DISEASE, YOU LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. REPORTER: AS A CANCER SURVIVOR, THAT WOULD BE HIS ADVICE TO THE GOVERNOR. STAN: JEFF IS A LONG-TIME VOLUNTEER AT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO IMPORTANT CANCER STATISTICS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE BY GOING

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"The minute I saw it on TV, I sat back and knew exactly what he was going through," Jeff Castonguay said of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement that he was diagnosed with cancer.